422 power cuts since 29 September, 123 of them on Friday 23 October
- 422new cuts since 29 Sept
- 123in one day, 23 Oct
- 43of 45 days with a cut
www.preparedbritain.co.uk/home-report/somersetOfficial feeds, counted daily
Right now: 1 unplanned power cut in Somerset at 06:20. See them live
Power cuts
422
new unplanned cuts in the Somerset area, on 43 of 45 days
Busiest day: 23 October, during Storms Austen and Boelo. Somerset had more cuts a day, for its size, than 96 of the 99 towns we track.
See every day →From our record of every cut National Grid publishes, read every 10 minutes and counted by the day each cut started; last counted Fri 13 Nov, 11:35. These are minimums. One fault can affect many streets, so this is how often cuts happen in the area, not how often one home loses power.
Flood
1 in 6
homes in Somerset has some flood risk
6,147 at high risk
Taunton area guideEnvironment Agency, RoFRS edition v202606.
Weather
No Met Office warnings for South West England right now
All warningsMet Office, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20.
Water
Wessex Water
Hosepipe ban in forceHosepipe bans as we last confirmed them, 5 Nov 2026.
Break-ins
Burglary rate
21% below averagepolice.uk, year ending March 2026 (police recorded crime).
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Sources: National Grid live network data, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20, counted daily by us (last Fri 13 Nov, 11:35). Environment Agency flood risk, RoFRS edition v202606. Met Office warnings, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20. Water companies and the Environment Agency, for hosepipe bans, confirmed 5 Nov 2026. police.uk recorded crime, year ending March 2026 (police recorded crime). Figures cover the Somerset council area, not a single street.
